A military source in the Sudanese army confirmed on Tuesday the thwarting of a large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the military air base in the "Wadi Sedna area" in Omdurman, in return the Rapid Support announced its control of the "Al-Sawaqa" camp north of Khartoum North, and kidnapped a former leader in the National Congress Party.

Earlier on Tuesday, the non-governmental Sudan Medical Syndicate announced that 822 civilians had been killed since clashes began between the army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemedti) on April 15. More than 936,<> Sudanese have also fled to neighbouring countries to escape the fighting.

A statement by the Sudanese army added that its forces inflicted heavy losses on the Rapid Support in equipment and equipment while confronting their attempt to take control of the "Wadi Sedna" air base.

The army also announced that it had repelled another attack on the "Al-Kadro" camp north of Khartoum North, confirming the control of a number of military vehicles belonging to the Rapid Support Forces.

On the other hand, the Rapid Support Forces announced the control of the "Al-Swaqa" camp and a number of camps north of Khartoum North, and the capture of more than 700 Sudanese army members.

Al Jazeera correspondent reported renewed clashes with heavy weapons between the army and the Rapid Support Forces around the Halfaya Bridge, linking the cities of Khartoum North and Omdurman. The eastern Nile region also witnessed clashes between the two sides with heavy weapons, and warplanes were heard flying over the capital.

Local sources told Al Jazeera about fierce battles taking place in the neighborhoods of Al-Sahafa, Al-Etmadhar, Al-Ashra and Jabra, south of Khartoum.

Eyewitnesses said the sound of powerful guns caused panic and panic among citizens fearing shells would fall on homes.

Abduction of a security leader

Meanwhile, a Rapid Support Force kidnapped retired Sudanese security service Maj. Gen. Anas Omar Mohamed.

Sudanese activist Mohammed son of Anas Omar Mohamed told Al Jazeera that members of the Rapid Support stormed their home in the Maamoura neighborhood south of Khartoum on Tuesday morning, and took his father to an unknown location.

Anas Omar Mohamed is one of the most prominent leaders of the National Congress Party (the party of ousted President Omar al-Bashir), and previously served as governor of East Darfur, and also headed the National Congress Party in Khartoum state.

El Geneina clashes

In El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state, clashes between the RSF and local tribes left more than 300 dead and about 200 wounded, according to an informed source at the Sudanese Red Crescent Society, but explained that the toll is not final due to the difficulty of reaching all areas affected by the violence.

The source explained that the situation in the city has reached what he described as a disaster stage due to the severe need for medicines and food, noting that a number of children died due to lack of nutrition, and all hospitals in the city stopped working, except for the military hospital and some mobile clinics of the Sudanese Red Crescent.

The source called on humanitarian and government organizations to help the city urgently.

In neighbouring North Kordofan state, local sources said the Rapid Support Forces clashed on Monday with Sudanese army forces inside the city of al-Rahad.

The RSF captured two police forces inside al-Rahad city, she said, after they moved from the um Sakina area near the city.

The sources pointed out that several government buildings were burned, including the intelligence service, and that the Rapid Support Forces withdrew outside the city.

Storming embassies

In a related context, the army accused the Rapid Support Forces of storming the headquarters of the embassies of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, South Sudan and Somalia and the headquarters of the Saudi military attaché, and that its members destroyed documents and stole furniture and diplomatic cars in unprecedented violations, according to the text of the army statement.

On the other hand, the Rapid Support Forces said in a statement, "The coup forces continued to lie and spread rumors, as embassies and diplomatic missions denied that their headquarters were attacked by any party."

In this regard, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as the storming and sabotage of its embassy building in Khartoum.

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry expressed its condemnation and denunciation of this "attack and all forms of violence and vandalism" that target diplomatic facilities and violate their sanctity.

#وزارة_الخارجية_وشؤون_المغتربين announced that the Jordanian embassy building in #الخرطوم was stormed and vandalized. The Ministry expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the attack on the Jordanian embassy building in Khartoum, and all forms of violence and vandalism, especially those targeting diplomatic buildings and violating... pic.twitter.com/syWCRRAYtG

— Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (@ForeignMinistry) May 15, 2023

For its part, the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the attack on the residence of the head of the military office at its embassy in the Sudanese capital.

In a statement, the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry condemned all acts of violence and vandalism, especially those targeting the headquarters of diplomatic missions and their buildings.

Saudi Arabia announced in early May that armed groups stormed the building of its cultural attaché in Sudan.